برغل

Root entry · 4 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to geographical terms, specifically describing types of land and regions. It encompasses areas between settled agricultural land and the desert, as well as land close to water sources.

Derived headwords

البَرَغِيلnoun

1.
Regions between settled and desert landsclassical
These are the lands situated between cultivated agricultural areas (al-rīf) and the desert, such as the regions of al-Anbār and al-Qādisiyyah. This term is also synonymous with al-mazālif.

بُرْغِيلnoun

1.
A region between settled and desert landsclassical
The singular form of al-barāghīl, referring to a specific area located between cultivated land and the desert.
2.
Land near waterclassical
According to Abū Ḥanīfah, this refers to land that is close to a water source.

البَرَغِيلnoun

1.
Villagesclassical
According to Tha'lab, al-barāghīl can also refer to villages. He did not specify a singular form for this meaning.

المَزَالِفnoun

1.
Regions between settled and desert landsclassical
A synonym for al-barāghīl, referring to lands situated between cultivated areas and the desert.

Parallel reading

البراغيل: البلاد التي بين الريف والبر مثل الأنبار والقادسية ونحوهما، واحدها برغيل، وهي المزالف أيضا.

Al-barāghīl: the lands between the settled countryside and the desert, like al-Anbār, al-Qādisiyyah, and the like. Its singular is barghīl, and it is also al-mazālif.

وهي المزالف أيضا.

And it is also al-mazālif.

والبراغيل: القرى؛ عن ثعلب فعم به ولم يذكر لها واحدا.

And al-barāghīl: the villages; according to Tha'lab, who used it generally and did not mention a singular form for it.

وقال أبو حنيفة: البرغيل الأرض القريبة من الماء.

And Abū Ḥanīfah said: al-barghīl is the land close to water.